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Sanitation & GMPs

This document outlines critical findings from the Georgia Department of Agriculture regarding sanitation and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) compliance. It highlights significant non-compliance trends, focusing on personnel hygiene, equipment cleanliness, and the conditions of processing plants. The report reveals key areas for improvement, such as the need for better education and outreach for both industry workers and inspectors. By analyzing compliance data, this initiative aims to improve food safety measures, enhance public health, and foster innovative partnerships within the food industry.

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Sanitation & GMPs

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  1. Sanitation & GMPs Data and Decisions/Actions Based on Common Deficiencies Georgia Department of Agriculture

  2. Outline: • Non-compliance data • Significance of non-compliance • Education • Partnership

  3. Violation Count By Category

  4. What does the data show? Top 4 increases: Personnel had a 143% increase • Employees wear clean outer garments, adequate hair restraints and remove excess jewelry; personal belongings out of the processing area Processes and Controls had a 101% increase • Food processed in a manner to prevent contamination & minimize harmful microbiological growth Equipment and Utensils had 91% increase • Utensils and equipment constructed of adequately cleanable materials and suitable Plants and Grounds had a 63% increase • Floors, walls, and ceiling constructed of easily cleanable materials and kept clean and in good repair

  5. Let’s see…… #1 – “Clean” Outer Garments 4 4 4 4 4 4 #2 – Processed in a manner to prevent contamination 4 4 1 3 4 2 #3 – “Suitable” utensil #4 – “Plants” and “grounds” 4 4 **WINNER, WINNER CHICKEN DINNER!!!!

  6. Significance of the Violations • Received additional education for inspectors • FY 2013 received 8,042 hours of training • Focusing on the violations that have public health significance

  7. What does the data show? Top 3 violation decreases: Raw materials and ingredients adequately inspected, processed and stored • Decreased 29% Packaging processes and materials adequate to prevent contamination • Decreased 71% The plumbing is adequately sized, designed, installed and maintained in a manner to prevent contamination • Decreased 18%

  8. What we can do with data • Identify education and outreach needs for industry • Identify education needs for inspectors

  9. Compliance Strategy • First Repeat Violation • Warning Letter requesting Plan of Action • Second Repeat Violation • Compliance Letter requesting Program Level Meeting • Third Repeat Violation • Compliance meeting in Atlanta • Administrative Order • May include fines and firm placed on probation.

  10. Restoration Plan • Encouraged • Positive internal environmental sampling • Required • Positive finished product or finished product ingredient • Positive environmental collected by GDA • Incorporates • Root cause analysis • Corrective actions • Additional & more frequent environmental testing • Additional & more frequent finished product testing

  11. Risk Based Inspection Program • Factors • Type of products produced • Method of processing • Square footage • Distribution • Target population • Co-packer for other companies • Compliance with regulations • Required finished product testing results • Other significant factors that would relate to food safety

  12. Risk Based Inspection Program • The factors determine the frequency of inspection • Low Risk – 18 Months • Moderate Risk – 12 Months • High Risk – 6 Months • The factors also affect finished product testing frequency • This helps us: • Operate in a preventative manner. • Better allocate resources to control the risks posed to public health.

  13. Georgia Reportable Data: 13% Toxin 51% Pathogens 24% Labeling

  14. Partnership with Industry • Recognition of timely response • Priority lab result system for those holding product • Training together • Specific commodity training • Facility training • Providing opportunities for additional communication • Meetings, summits, workshops, etc.

  15. Natalie Adan Georgia Department of Agriculture Food Safety Division Capitol Square Atlanta, GA 30334 (404) 657-4801 Natalie.Adan@agr.georgia.gov

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